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Philadelphia Inquirer
May 16, 2008
MOSCOW - President Dmitry A. Medvedev made his debut as the commander in chief of Russia's forces yesterday, touring a missile base and promising to provide the funding needed for nuclear forces to counter global threats.
He inspected Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missiles and spoke to officers at the base near Teikovo, a town in the Ivanovo region about 150 miles northeast of Moscow. "I'm impressed by both the weapons and the level of training," Medvedev said after inspecting the missiles, concealed in a dense pine forest.
Medvedev, sworn in May 7, has avoided the harsh anti-Western rhetoric of his predecessor and mentor, Vladimir V. Putin, but most observers expect him to continue the policies of Putin.
--AP
May 16, 2008
MOSCOW - President Dmitry A. Medvedev made his debut as the commander in chief of Russia's forces yesterday, touring a missile base and promising to provide the funding needed for nuclear forces to counter global threats.
He inspected Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missiles and spoke to officers at the base near Teikovo, a town in the Ivanovo region about 150 miles northeast of Moscow. "I'm impressed by both the weapons and the level of training," Medvedev said after inspecting the missiles, concealed in a dense pine forest.
Medvedev, sworn in May 7, has avoided the harsh anti-Western rhetoric of his predecessor and mentor, Vladimir V. Putin, but most observers expect him to continue the policies of Putin.
--AP